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| Case Code: CLIBE036 |
| Case Length: 3 pages |
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| Pub Date: 2005 |
| Teaching Note: Not Available |
| Subject :Business Environment |
| Price:Rs.50 |
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| Industry :Information Technology Services |
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Virus Menace * |
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| The caselet discusses the increasing threat posed by computer viruses to Internet users throughout the world. It gives a brief account of the various types of viruses that attack computers through the Internet, with special focus on viruses like Sobig, Trojan horse, etc. The caselet also takes a look at the severity of the damage caused by computer viruses. |
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- Threat being posed by the computer viruses to Internet users across the world.
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- Emergence of the Sobig virus and the menace it has created.
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- Bout of attacks of computer viruses and its impact on organizations.
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- Effectiveness of anti-virus software and firewalls in fighting against computer viruses.
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| Introduction |
Computer viruses have become a big menace to computer users, especially to those who use the Internet, and are posing a considerable threat to millions of computers around the world.
A computer virus is a code that attaches itself to a file or a program and spreads from one computer to another. It spreads across computer disks and networks by quickly making multiple copies of itself. This can seriously affect the data stored on a computer and may even lead to the computer crashing. As long as the virus remains active in a computer, it can copy itself to other disks or files that are accessed....
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1. Why do companies like Pepsi need to globalize? What hurdles and problems did Pepsi face when it tried to enter India during the 1980s?
2.Critically analyze the strategy adopted by Pepsi to sell itself to the Indian government. Do you think the biggest factor responsible for the acceptance of its proposal by the regulatory authorities was its projection of its operations as the solution to many of Punjab's problems? Why/Why not? |
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Computer viruses, Internet, Computer crashing, Sobig virus, Mimail, MyDoom, Netsky, Advertisement banners, Trojan horse, Spammers.
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